Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:36 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:17 am – 3:47 pm
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People8,265 residentsin the Carlton & Langold census areaMedian age 46.43,672 households71% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright17% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,612 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 22%, health and social work 16%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 72% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher26% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C650 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June41 days of air frost, 13 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCarlton Lakelake · under a mileWigthorpe Hillhill · under a mileForest Plantationforest · 1.6 miLangold Lakelake · 2.1 miGateford Hillhill · under a mileThe Bottomsvalley · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLangold Country Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 55 haKilton Forest Golf Coursegolf course · 1.7 mi · 53 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · under a mileMemorial Avenue Gardenspark · 2.6 mi · 4 haShipside Memorial Gardenpark · 2.9 miClaylands Avenue Allotmentsallotments · 1.7 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes191 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200832 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202644 mi away, Grimsby, LincolnshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.5 · PM2.5 6.9 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband96% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,420 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation29 m95 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 20 to 70 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBassetlaw Hospital1.8 miGP surgeryLarwood Health Partnership, Village Surgery5 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyCarlton Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistThe Dental Surgery2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools7 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryRamsden Primary Schoolages 3-11, 225 pupilsunder a milePrimaryKingston Park Academyages 3-11, 216 pupils1.0 miSecondaryOutwood Academy Valleyages 11-18, 1,721 pupils1.9 miCollegeRNN Group11.6 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University14.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY35 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA37 miRailway stationWorksop2.2 miBus stationWorksop Bus Station2.7 miBus stops17 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S81 postcode district.
